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Death makes a holiday : a cultural history of Halloween

by: Skal, David J

Publication date: 2002

Topics: Halloween, Halloween, Cultuurverandering, Feestdagen

Publisher: New York, N.Y. : Bloomsbury

Collection: inlibrary; printdisabled; internetarchivebooks; delawarecountydistrictlibrary; americana

Contributor: Internet Archive

Language: English

Introduction : Candy man's tale -- Halloween machine -- Witch's teat -- Home is where the hearse is or, how to haunt a house -- Devil on Castro street and other skirmishes in the culture wars -- Halloween on screen -- September 11 and October 31

Includes bibliographical references (p. 193-210) and index

Offers an in-depth study of one of America's most popular and complex holidays, tracing its history back to Celtic lore and legend, explaining how it has evolved into its current form, and exploring its various traditions